So is he "black" enough?

"The question has come up, "Is he black enough for us?"

Go to http://philhoover-chicago.blogspot.com/2007/02/so-is-he-black-enough.html

Barack Obama: Not Black Enough?

"Well, not black enough for Deborah Dickerson, anyway. She says he's not black at all, certainly not black enough to get support of people who are actually black."

Go to http://casadenicki.blogspot.com/2007/01/barack-obama-not-black-enough.html

Not Black Enough

From a biracial woman:

"Some mistrust of whites is understandable. Race bears a horrid historical residue in the U.S. because so many crimes were committed on a racial basis, mostly notably slavery. It is reasonable to say, 'I am outraged by the physical and mental torture that happened on Southern plantations during slavery," but it is unreasonable to say, 'I believe that all whites are capable of committing the same type of atrocities.' The first is based on historical fact. The second is a racist supposition.

"One glance at African history will reveal that whites have not cornered the market on exploitation. African kings used their power to exploit other blacks (hmmm, Blacks exploiting other Blacks? That would NEVER happen here....- Ed.), again most notably in the case of selling black prisoners of war to European slave traders. Would the blacks who make universalistic claims about whites also accept that all blacks are capable of extreme cruelty? If they don't, they are using an unacceptable double standard....

"I have been told that I do not understand the racial situation. Because I do not blame whites indiscriminately, I have been informed that I am considered "a corporate tool" and "not quite black enough." If being black today means being racist, then being "not black enough" is fine by me. "

Go to http://www.digitas.harvard.edu/~perspy/old/issues/1995/feb/intro.html

(By the way, those of you who have a passing interest, i.e. genocide buffs, in exterminating White people, find my post that references that subject.)

What do you mean is Obama BLACK enough???

"Will slap next person who says Barack Obama isn't black enough."

Go to http://mishkabear.blogspot.com/2007/01/what-do-you-mean-is-obama-black-enough.html

Why I’m Voting for Obama -- Young Blacks Connect to Barack

"My question is, how black does Obama have to be? What would make him more of a black man? What kind of street credit does a black man need to be considered a black president? Some black people regard President Clinton as the first black president for a lot of different reasons, partially because he cheated on his wife, lied about it and got away with it. What does that say about the perception of what a black man needs to be black?"

It says that Black men have to like R&B (playing sax is preferable), eat junk food, and get funky with the ladies ("I be concubinin.") is "authentically Black."

Go to http://news.ncmonline.com/news/view_article.html?article_id=5fdb725401176dd024ae7dca247e336f

Thank You, Sir, May I Have Another? Sharpton Puts Obama Through a Political Hazing Ritual

"Ah, yes, the old 'he's not black enough' routine. This too seems to be part of the hazing ritual. We saw it in 2002, the first time Corey Booker ran for mayor of Newark, when Jesse Jackson called him "a wolf in sheep's clothing," and his opponent, four-term Newark mayor Sharpe James, called him "a faggot white boy" and said, "You have to learn to be an African-American, and we don't have time to train you." Sharpton also campaigned for the ethically-challenged James instead of the reform-minded Booker."

Go to http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/thank-you-sir-may-i-hav_b_43513.html

Sharpton learning he can't play race card with Obama campaign

"In Sharpton's case, we might call it "Mighty Mouse Syndrome." His efforts to damage Obama suggest that Sharpton may be creating problems so that he can then solve them. Come to save the day, in other words."

Go to http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070315/OPINION/703150427/1030